U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10893: Emergency Assistance Privacy Protection Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
To prohibit the use of personally identifiable information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit the use of personally identifiable information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 22, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit the use of personally identifiable information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Assistance Privacy Protection Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Prohibition on the use of personally identifiable information (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security may not use any personally identifiable information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance pursuant to the declaration of a major disaster or emergency under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ; 5191) for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws (as such term is defined under section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ). (b) Personally identifiable information The term personally identifiable information means any information that-- (1) can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, such as a name, residential address, a social security number, an alien registration number, a date and place of birth, or a parent's maiden name; or (2) any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including their education, financial transactions, medical history, criminal history, or employment …
Sponsors
- Brittany Pettersen (D, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Emergency Management
Common questions
- What is HB10893?
- HB10893 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Emergency Assistance Privacy Protection Act of 2026.
- What does HB10893 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit the use of personally identifiable information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10893?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10893?
- Brittany Pettersen (D, HD-007), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10893?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10893
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